Debt policy sidelined to pay for airport runway
Councillor Nancy Diamond rises to speak during discussions surrounding the city’s 2017 capital budget. City council voted in favour of taking on more debt in order to [...]
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Teacher has licence revoked over sexual relationship with student
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express A former teacher with the Durham District School Board has had his teaching licence revoked after he confessed to having a [...]
Books in Review
The mental side of the game Hockey Tough, 2nd edition; by Saul Miller; Human Kinetics; Softcover, 230 pages; www.humankinetics.com This book by B.C.-based author Saul Miller, [...]
Police hunting for gas station robbery suspect
Durham police have released this image of a suspect wanted in connection with a violent robbery at an Oshawa gas station. Investigators have released images of a suspect [...]
Children’s books have a lot to teach us
By Bill Fox/Columnist I recently realized that there are a lot of quotes from children’s books that could teach us a lot, especially at this time of year. Here are some [...]
Carbon tax will change nothing
Dear Editor, I wish we had a Brad Wall type running Ontario, or better yet, Canada even, instead of what we are stuck with for now! The people of Saskatchewan should be proud [...]
Another fire at the incinerator
A fire, the second in two months, hit the Durham York Energy Centre over the weekend. Boiler No. 2 has been shut down since then, and will not be restarted until an [...]
Tired Gens drop a pair in triple-game weekend
After defeating the North Bay Battalion on Dec. 9, 5-2, the Gens suffered two straight losses, first a 4-1 loss to the Ottawa 67s, followed by a 6-3 defeat to the Saginaw [...]
Number of wards hot topic at review consultation
Robert Williams, the city’s appointed expert for its ward review, addresses attendees at the first of several public consultation sessions for the upcoming changes to [...]
Council looking at tax bump for infrastructure
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Every year, the budget brings with it a question of what impact it will have on the taxpayers of Oshawa. For 2017, that number may have [...]